Decomposition and insect succession of clothed and unclothed carcasses in Western Australia

Forensic Science International

Volumn 211, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 67-75

  Voss, Sasha C ^a   Cook, David F ^a   Dadour, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clothing; Decomposition; Forensic entomology; Post mortem interval; Succession

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOLYSIS; AUTUMN; CALLIPHORIDAE; CARCASS; CLOTHING; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC PIG; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEEDING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; INSECT; MOISTURE; MUSCIDAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULIIDAE; SKIN SURFACE;

EID: 79960634766     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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